April, 2006 My Fellow Rotarians - Rotary's Global History Fellowship

District 6440 Histories 2005
Corvette was raffled off raising $5,000 for the Valley Sheltered Workshop and $7,000 for various local
charities. Art auction to raise money for Fox Hill Community Services, and sold brats to raise money
for the Batavia fireworks fund.
1990-1991 – Started two $1,000 annual scholarships for graduating Batavia High School seniors, one for
general Academic excellence and the other Vocational Studies. Sponsored drive to clean up shoreline of
the Fox River with help of the Boy Scouts and the Batavia Park District. Donated monies to purchase
100 smoke detectors for Batavia senior citizens, and received help from the Batavia Fire Department to
install the detectors. Funded the Batavia High School’s Star Raiders Drug Prevention Program.
Continued supporting Easter Seals Telethon, Batavia Fireworks Fund, A.K.A. Ministries, Sports
Boosters, and Rotary Foundation.
1991-92 – Donations to Batavia Riverwalk $50,000 over five years; Batavia Foundation for Educational
Excellence $1,000/year for three years; Batavia Fireworks Fund $2,000; Easter Seals $1,000;
Crimestoppers $1,000; Rotary Foundation $1,000; Batavia Rotary Scholarships $2,000; RSVP-Smoke
Detector Program $500; Bulldog Booster Program $300; Valley Sheltered Workshop $500; Children of
Chernobyl; and $2,500 including but not limited to Brownie Troop, Say No to Drugs, Mutual Ground,
Boy Scouts, and Speakers Causes.
1993-94 – Donations from fund raising activities: Batavia Riverwalk $17,000 as part of five- year
commitment; Batavia Fireworks Fund $2,000; Easter Seals Telethon $750; Rotary Foundation $1,750;
and Batavia Rotary Academic Scholarships $2,000. New Commitment to support Batavia Interfaith
Food Pantry $1,000; Valley Sheltered Workshop $300; Batavia Bulldog Sports Boosters program $300;
plus contributions totaling $2,000 to social organizations and civic group functions; such as, Say No To
Drugs, Boy Scouts, and Families in Need. New fundraiser was a Golf Raffle with money going to
Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry and Batavia Fireworks Fund.
1994-95 – Donations to Riverwalk project, Easter Seals, Batavia Fireworks Fund, Literacy Volunteers,
and two scholarships to Batavia High School Students. Supported the BHS Allnighter, and rang bells
for the Salvation Army.
1995-96 – Donated $1,000 to American Cancer Society for Middle School Cancer Awareness Kits.
Also donated to Literacy Volunteers, Riverwalk project, Batavia Fireworks Fund, Easter Seals, two
scholarships to Batavia High School students, and rang bells for the Salvation Army. Supported the
BHS Allnighter.
1996-97 - Stared the Tri-City Organ Donor Program. Continued donations to Easter Seals, Batavia
Fireworks Fund, Riverwalk Project, Literacy Volunteers, two scholarships to Batavia High School
Students, and BHS Allnighter. Supported Rotary International-Paul Harris Foundation. Donated 50/50
Raffle monies to the Food Pantry and $450 for Batavia High School band uniforms. Also rang bells for
Salvation Army.
1997-98 – During the past year the Batavia Rotary Club recently completed its commitment to the
Batavia Riverwalk for the Peg Bond Center and other aspects of the project. The Batavia Rotary
sponsored two scholarships for graduating Batavia High School seniors. In addition, Batavia Rotary
supports Crimestoppers, Easter Seals, DARE, the Batavia Food Pantry, the BHS Allnighter, Operation
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